2 QUOTES WITH «OBSERVATORY»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
observatory.
After decades of hauling telescopes around in the back of vans and going up to high altitude locations and so forth, I did finally build an observatory, here on Sonoma mountain.
The result was that, if it happened to clear off after a cloudy evening, I frequently arose from my bed at any hour of the night or morning and walked two miles to the observatory to make some observation included in the programme.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OBSERVATORY»
Discover the use of
observatory in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
observatory and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Yerkes
Observatory, 1892-1950: The Birth, Near Death, and ...
Drawing on his experience as historian of astronomy, practicing astrophysicist, and director of Lick Observatory, Donald Osterbrock uncovers a chapter in the history of astronomy by providing the story of the Yerkes Observatory.
Donald E. Osterbrock, 2008
This gothic, science fiction thriller set at the Armagh Observatory follows the entangled lives of four people over two centuries as past and present intersect.
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The Multinational History of Strasbourg Astronomical
Observatory
Quinn, P.J. & Górski, K.M. (Eds.) 2004, Toward an International Virtual
Observatory, Springer, Heidelberg, xxii + 342 pp. (ISBN 3-540-21001-6) Robson,
I. 2001, New Strategies for Ground-Based Observing, in Organizations and
Strategies in ...
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The Solar Dynamics
Observatory
This volume is dedicated to the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), which was launched 11 February 2010.
Phillip Chamberlin, William Dean Pesnell, Barbara Thompson, 2012
This is a novel of truly startling originality' Patrick McGrath 'A striking debut, not simply for the skill with which it conjures its bizarrerie but for the way it wrings pity from an incredible setting' Times Literary Supplement
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Mt Stromlo
Observatory: From Bush
Observatory to the Nobel Prize
This book tells the story of the Mt Stromlo Observatory in Canberra which began with W.G. Duffield's idealism and vision in 1905.
Ragbir Bhathal, Ralph Sutherland, Harvey Butcher, 2013
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Setting-Up a Small
Observatory: From Concept to ...
The OWL (Over Whelmingly Large) telescope concept of the European Southern
Observatory (courtesy ESO). this defeats a principal purpose of having the
observatory. The POD is perhaps an accessory more comparable to the
observing ...
P. Moore, David Arditti, 2007
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The Harvard College
Observatory: The First Four ...
Since its founding in 1839, the Harvard College Observatory has pioneered in the development of modern astronomy.
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Building a Roll-Off Roof
Observatory: A Complete Guide for ...
Build your observatory with the prospect of expanding it someday. The
requirement for a computer room/warm room is better accommodated now than
having to add onto the structure later. The design which involves a higher roofed,
...
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Revealing the Universe: The Making of the Chandra X-ray ...
What they could not know was how monumental in time, money, and effort this undertaking would be. Revealing the Universe tells the story of the Chandra X-ray Observatory.
Wallace H. Tucker, Karen Tucker, 2001
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OBSERVATORY»
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observatory is used in the context of the following news items.
Breakthrough at world's largest observatory
In the sun-scorched region of Antofagasta in northern Chile, the Atacama Large Millimeter Array, or ALMA as the observatory is more commonly ... «Miami Herald, Jul 15»
Whipple Observatory Supplied Data for Planet Discovery
Scientists at the Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory near Tucson supplied data to help NASA's Kepler mission confirm an Earth-like planet in ... «Arizona Public Media, Jul 15»
NASA, Keck Observatory discover a new planet
Scientists at NASA and the Keck Observatory on the Big Island have found a new planet. It's being called Kepler-452b and it's 1,400 light years ... «KHON2, Jul 15»
NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory Zooms in on Violent Binary Star …
X-rays from NASA's Chandra Observatory reveal that a fast-moving pulsar in orbit around a massive star punched a hole in a circumstellar disk ... «Sci-News.com, Jul 15»
Day Trippin': Kopernik Observatory and Science Center
In a galaxy far, far, away we went Day Trippin' to the Kopernik Observatory and Science Center. It is a time to explore, create, and study the ... «My Twin Tiers.com, Jul 15»
ISIL hacks the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights website; why …
In early July, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) website was hacked and briefly taken down by the Islamic State in Syria and the ... «Today's Zaman, Jul 15»
Marilyn Manson to return to Observatory
Marilyn Manson will headline the Observatory in Santa Ana on Tuesday, Oct. 20 and the Theatre at Ace Hotel in Los Angeles on Wednesday, ... «OCRegister, Jul 15»
Common misconceptions about operating an observatory on …
While construction of what will be the 14th observatory atop the Big Island's Mauna Kea remains on hold, 13 other existing observatories are ... «Pacific Business News, Jul 15»
S'pore band The Observatory takes time for reinvention
SINGAPORE — In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes. So said pop art pioneer Andy Warhol. It was an exaggerated truth ... «TODAYonline, Jul 15»
Plan for new 200 unit development on site of burnt down …
A new unit development could be built at Dickson in Canberra's south, on the site where a disused observatory burned down in 2010. The ACT ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
